So look what showed up in my e-mail last week — the pre­lim­i­nary cover art for Venom.

So cool! So shiny! So cool! So shiny! Okay, I’ll quit gush­ing now.

Seri­ously, though, I think this is another awe­some cover. What really impresses me about it are the col­ors — I can just imag­ine how pretty they’re going to look when the book is finally printed. And the title should really pop since it’s done in that light, glow­ing blue. And how neat is it to have the spi­der rune in the title and show­ing on Gin’s hand again as well?

As an author, you never know what you’re going to get when your edi­tor sends you cover art. But I have to say that the folks at Pocket really keep impress­ing me. I’m already excited to see what they do for Ele­men­tal Assas­sin #4 and #5.

And you know what the best part is? The cover actu­ally fits the book. Those river­boats you see in the back­ground? Well, Gin gets on board one of them dur­ing the course of Venom. So con­sider that a lit­tle teaser for the book, which comes out Sept. 28.